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Color Theory Quiz 1
subtractive, additive, hue, value, shade, tint, complementary, tertiary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subtractive color | Color seen in pigment as the result of reflected light. When primaries are combined the result is black or near black. |
| Additive color | Color as seen in light. When combined the result is white light. |
| Color as it relates to light | light is the basis for all color. amount and quality of light determine the strength and brightness of color. |
| metamarism | the color of an object will change as the quality and type of light changes. ie florescent vs. incandescent |
| spectrum | color as cast upon a wall by a prism, or as seen in a rainbow in the form of pure colored light. |
| hue | the name given to a color to describe its location on the color spectrum based upon its wavelength. |
| value | The relative quality of lightness or darkness in a color. The only structural aspect of color visible in a black and white photograph. |
| saturation | sometimes also called intensity or chroma, refers to the relative purity of hue present in a color. vivid color. |
| color overtone | describes the secondary hue "bias" of a primary color. ie red can lean toward violet or orange. |
| shade | the result of mixing a color with black. |
| prismatic color | pure hues that represent the colors of the color spectrum at their highest saturation level. |
| chromatic gray | Subtle colors that result from considerably lowering the saturation level of prismatic colors. they weakly exhibit the distinguishing quality of the hue family to which they belong. |
| monochromatic | a color scheme based on one hue. can include a range of values and saturation levels and may also stretch the def. of one hue to include several versions of it. |
| tint | results from mixing a color with white. |
| tone | made by mixing gray (chromatic or achromatic) with a color. can also refer to all colors achieved by admixture including tints and shades. |
| cones | exist in fovea, about 1 mm in diameter; allows eye to see red, blue, and green. |
| rods | exist in fovea; allow eye to see value. |
| effects surrounding hues/other values | luminosity & inherent light r related 2 each other n indiv. colors and n color combi. can compromise or enhance the sensation of inherent light making it appear darker, lighter, and more or less saturated. |
| iodopsin | A violet, light-sensitive visual pigment found in the cones of the retina. Also called visual violet. |
| hues and related wavelengths | long= red and orange; medium= yellow and green; and short= blue and violet. red is the being the longest; yellow is the middle hue; violet is the shortest. |
| trichromatic theory | theory of how we see color. Light enters the photoreceptor and then transforms the impulses to the brain via the optic nerve. |
| opponent process theory | how we make sense of color in our mind. after images happen if a set of cones becomes tired the complementary will be seen as in when red is stimulated green is inhibited. |
| complementary | hues that are directly opposite on the color wheel. |
| color wheel | a circular depiction of various colors and their relationships. set up with a progression from warm to cool colors each on half the wheel. |
| warm colors | colors that stimulate, raise pulse, incite rage, feel hot, ect. |
| cool colors | colors that are calm, cold, detached, tranquil, and elicit a feeling of ease. |
| additive primary colors | red, green, blue colors that combine to make white. |
| subtractive primary colors | red, yellow, blue colors that combined make black or near black. |
| cmyk | transparent colors that are used in printing/newspapers. black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. |
| secondary hues | orange, green, and violet. colors made by combining two primary colors. |
| tertiary hues | yellow-orange, yellow-green, red-violet, red-orange, blue-green, and blue-violet. Also called intermediate colors. Each combines a primary with a secondary color. |
| successive contrast | the name for the visual phenomenon that creates complementary afterimages of a color after gazing at it for a brief but sustained period of time. |
| simultaneous contrast | the effect two neighboring colors have upon each other as their afterimages interact along a shared border. |
| Newton-experiment w/ prism; reflection and absorbtion | the reason we see a particular color- orange is that all of the other light rays are absorbed and only orange is reflected |
| incident beam | a beam of transmitted light |
| reflected beam | the beam of color after it has hit an object |
| color blindness | deficiency in 1 type of cone; can have trouble seeing complementary colors; occurs mostly in males (7%) as opposed to women (1%) |
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